This triggers some questions.... I've been looking at the Ellis Island website's passenger lists. A 16 yr old Mate Belobrajdic, traveling to his cousin in Pittsburg, Pa has "Deported" stamped at the beginning of his entry. No physical problems are noted. Perhaps he lied about his age and got caught. Any other ideas? If he was deported, who paid his fare back to Croatia? What is the logic of sending an underage traveler back? That's like a weary swimmer getting halfway across the channel and deciding they are too tired to finish so they turn back... James > -----Original Message----- > From: Jackie (nee Adamowicz) [SMTP:wordsmith@att.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:14 AM > To: CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Name changes at Ellis Island > > I'm sure a lot of you get the e-newsletter from Family History Magazine. > But this article stuck out as something that might be of interest to the > members of the list. > Especially the mention of those immigrants who were detained for whatever > reason. > My Polish grandfather was detained for eight days because he was just a > few > months shy > of the minimum age of 16 (to emigrate alone). I hadn't been able to find > his exact manifest and > used the "missing manifests" website to page through all the documents for > > my grandfather's > ---snip---
"Birkholz, James" wrote: > > This triggers some questions.... > > I've been looking at the Ellis Island website's passenger lists. > A 16 yr old Mate Belobrajdic, traveling to his cousin in Pittsburg, Pa has > "Deported" stamped at the beginning of his entry. > No physical problems are noted. Perhaps he lied about his age and got > caught. Any other ideas? If he was deported, who paid his fare back to > Croatia? What is the logic of sending an underage traveler back? That's like > a weary swimmer getting halfway across the channel and deciding they are too > tired to finish so they turn back... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ James During its first decade at Ellis Island and other ports, the Immigration Service formalized basic immigration procedures. Inspectors questioned arrivals about their admissibility and noted their admission or rejection on manifest records. Detention Guards and Matrons cared for those people detained pending decisions in their cases or, if the decision was negative, awaiting deportation. Inspectors also served on Boards of Special Inquiry that closely reviewed each exclusion case. Often, aliens were excluded because they lacked funds or had no friends or relatives nearby. In these cases the Board of Special Inquiry usually admitted the person if someone could post bond or one of the immigrant aid societies would take responsibility for the alien. No female traveling alone could leave Ellis Island unless accompanied by a male relative or her spouse. Some prospective bridegrooms in U.S. went to Ellis Island and married their detained prospective brides so latter could leave detention and Ellis Island. Those denied admission by the Board were deported at the expense of the transportation company (ship line) that brought the alien to the port. This is why Last Residence was listed in ship manifests. So deported emigrants could be returned to a destination in Europe or wherever. http://www.genealogyweb.com/island.html v Frank Kurcina --------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jackie (nee Adamowicz) [SMTP:wordsmith@att.net] > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:14 AM > > To: CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Name changes at Ellis Island > > > > I'm sure a lot of you get the e-newsletter from Family History Magazine. > > But this article stuck out as something that might be of interest to the > > members of the list. > > Especially the mention of those immigrants who were detained for whatever > > reason. > > My Polish grandfather was detained for eight days because he was just a > > few > > months shy > > of the minimum age of 16 (to emigrate alone). I hadn't been able to find > > his exact manifest and > > used the "missing manifests" website to page through all the documents for > > > > my grandfather's > > > ---snip---
At 11:31 AM 5/16/2002, you wrote: >I've been looking at the Ellis Island website's passenger lists. >A 16 yr old Mate Belobrajdic, traveling to his cousin in Pittsburg, Pa has >"Deported" stamped at the beginning of his entry. >No physical problems are noted. Perhaps he lied about his age and got >caught. Any other ideas? If he was deported, who paid his fare back to >Croatia? What is the logic of sending an underage traveler back? That's like >a weary swimmer getting halfway across the channel and deciding they are too >tired to finish so they turn back... James... I don't know for certain what happened in a case such as the one you mention. However, I do know that when my grandfather's brother emigrated, he arrived in the U.S., after the quota for that year had been met. He was sent on to Canada where he lived for the rest of his life, very close to the U.S. border. He often visited my grandfather in Ohio, and my grandfather often went to Canada to see him. Jackie Researching: ~~~~~~~Poland~~~~~~~ ADAMOWICZ - BANASZEK - BURDA CHOJNACKI / HOJNACKI MIKULSKI / MIKOLSKY CIEBIEN~ - MAZIK - KROL / KRUL ~~~~~~~Croatia~~~~~~~ OCVIRAK / OCVIREK - SNEPERGER